Physical Therapy Assistant

AristaCare Health Services; Harmonville (PA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rates

Medical, Dental, Vision

Job summary

AristaCare Health Services is seeking a Full Time Physical Therapy Assistant to support resident care by planning, directing, and delivering PTA services in accordance with standards and CMS/NetHealth requirements.

Responsibilities include providing PTA services per standards, documenting and billing, evaluating residents, developing treatment plans with short and long-term goals, and communicating findings to residents and the interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Must have ongoing continuing education to maintain licensure.
• Ability to evaluate and plan resident therapy programs.
• Maintain documentation and billing per procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide PTA services to residents per standards and procedures.
• Develop short and long-term treatment goals and plans.
• Communicate evaluation findings to residents, families, and team.
• Complete CMS-compliant documentation in NetHealth EMR.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Documentation

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Associate's degree in physical therapy

Job description

Full Time Physical Therapy Assistant

Job Purpose

To assist in planning, organizing, developing, and directing Physical Therapy Assistant services in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, and as may be directed by DOR, Administrator, or Regional support team to assure the highest degree of quality resident care is always maintained.

Job Functions

• Provide physical therapy assistant services to residents in accordance with established standards of practice, Company procedures, Therapy Department procedures and productivity standards.
• Adhere to Company procedures regarding documentation and billing of physical therapy assistant services.
• Demonstrate sound judgment in the evaluation, planning, implementation, and follow-up of resident therapy programs.
• Conduct screening of residents at regular intervals to determine the need for intervention/treatment.
• Conduct timely screening of residents referred to physical therapy to determine the need for intervention/ treatment.
• Evaluate residents to obtain data necessary for treatment planning and implementation.
• Conduct specialized evaluations as indicated.
• Develop treatment plans by establishing short and long-term goals and methods to achieve identified goals.
• Interpret and communicate evaluation findings, treatment plans, and recommendations to residents, families/ responsible parties, and interdisciplinary team members.
• To complete compliant and medically necessary documentation from CMS expectations in NetHealth EMR systems

Education & Requirements

• Minimum of associate's degree in physical therapy from an accredited program
• Must have an active Physical Therapy license in state(s) of practice
• Ongoing continuing education and professional development to maintain current licensure and certification -
• Assume responsibility for ongoing continuing education and professional development to maintain current licensure and certification.

Benefits

• Competitive pay rates
• Medical, Dental, Vision